1From John Adams to James Warren, 3 February 1777 (Adams Papers)
but this will last but a little while. In Virginia Governor Henry, has recovered his Health has returned to Williamsbourg, and is proceeding in his Government with great Industry. N. Carolina have compleated their Government, and Mr. Caswell is Governor. In Virginia and North Carolina, they have...
2To John Adams from John Brown Cutting, 28 May 1788 (Adams Papers)
The Virginia governor published
3[July 1770] (Washington Papers)
...Appalachian Mountains. However, much of the territory was opened by treaties signed with the Indians at Hard Labour and Fort Stanwix in 1768. In Dec. 1769 GW brought the Virginia soldiers’ claims to the attention of the current Virginia governor, Lord Botetourt (8 Dec. 1769,
4[Diary entry: 30 July 1770] (Washington Papers)
...Appalachian Mountains. However, much of the territory was opened by treaties signed with the Indians at Hard Labour and Fort Stanwix in 1768. In Dec. 1769 GW brought the Virginia soldiers’ claims to the attention of the current Virginia governor, Lord Botetourt (8 Dec. 1769,
5Remarks & Occurrs. in October [1770] (Washington Papers)
...Hertford, Richard Jackson, George Grenville, Anthony Todd, and William Strahan and such prominent Americans as the Whartons, Benjamin Franklin, Sir William Johnson, George Croghan, and William Trent. On 20 July 1770 the Board of Trade sent Virginia Governor Botetourt extensive information on the Walpole petition (
6[Diary entry: 8 October 1770] (Washington Papers)
...Hertford, Richard Jackson, George Grenville, Anthony Todd, and William Strahan and such prominent Americans as the Whartons, Benjamin Franklin, Sir William Johnson, George Croghan, and William Trent. On 20 July 1770 the Board of Trade sent Virginia Governor Botetourt extensive information on the Walpole petition (
7October 1789 (Washington Papers)
Thomas Nelson, Jr., was the son of Gov. Thomas Nelson of Virginia. Governor Nelson had died in Jan. 1789 leaving his wife and children impoverished and with extensive debts.
8[Diary entry: 1 October 1789] (Washington Papers)
Thomas Nelson, Jr., was the son of Gov. Thomas Nelson of Virginia. Governor Nelson had died in Jan. 1789 leaving his wife and children impoverished and with extensive debts.
9To George Washington from William Crawford, 10 January 1774 (Washington Papers)
For the opinion handed down by the Virginia governor and council that a claimant under the terms of the royal Proclamation of 1763 had to be himself present to claim a share of land, see
10To George Washington from Bartholomew Dandridge, 16 January 1777 (Washington Papers)
...on the state of the Continental army for the Virginia executive council. Afraid of the precedent that Walker’s presence would set for other states, GW appointed Walker an aide-de-camp on 19 Feb. 1777 and then wrote Virginia governor Patrick Henry a few days later requesting him to keep the real reason for Walker’s attendance at headquarters a secret (see